1982 French Grand Prix
368th World Championship race, 32nd World Championship French Grand Prix, 7th World Championship race at Paul Ricard
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 25 July 1982 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Rene Arnoux Renault |
| Pole position: | Rene Arnoux Renault |
| Fastest lap: |  Riccardo Patrese  Brabham-BMW |
| Circuit: | Paul Ricard, 54 laps |
| Round: | 11 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 54 | 1hr 33m 33.217s | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 54 | +17.308s | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 54 | +42.128s | 4 | |
| 4 | +1 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 54 | +1m 16.241s | 3 |
| 5 | +5 |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +1m 30.994s | 2 |
| 6 | +9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +1m 32.339s | 1 |
| 7 | +4 |  Derek Daly | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +1 |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -1 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +13 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +7 |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +12 | Geoff Lees | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +7 |  Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 51 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | -1 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 50 | +4 laps | |
| 16 | +3 |  Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 49 | +5 laps | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 25 | DNF | ||
| R |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | Jochen Mass | March-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 8 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 1:34.406 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Williams-Ford Cosworth | |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford Cosworth | |
| 18 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford Cosworth | |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | |
| 21 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | |
| 22 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford Cosworth | |
| 23 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 24 | Geoff Lees | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 25 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | |
| 26 | Jochen Mass | March-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Jan Lammers | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
 Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| Raul Boesel | March-Ford Cosworth |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Pironi | 39 |
| 2 | John Watson | 30 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 25 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 24 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | 23 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | 19 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | 17 |
| 8 | Rene Arnoux | 13 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | 13 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | 11 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | 7 |
| = | Patrick Tambay | 7 |
| 14 | Derek Daly | 7 |
| 15 |  Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| = |  Gilles Villeneuve | 6 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | 5 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 3 |
| 19 | Manfred Winkelhock | 2 |
| = | Eliseo Salazar | 2 |
| = | Marc Surer | 2 |
| 22 | Chico Serra | 1 |
| = | Jacques Laffite | 1 |
| = | Mauro Baldi | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 54 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 52 |
| 3 | Renault | 38 |
| 4 | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 36 |
| 5 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 20 |
| 6 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 19 |
| 7 | Brabham/BMW | 17 |
| 8 | Ligier-Matra | 11 |
| 9 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 11 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo | 5 |
| 11 | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 12 | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 13 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 14 | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: Geoff Lees, Jochen Mass, Didier Pironi
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Bruno Giacomelli
- Wins
- Driver: 3rd for Rene Arnoux
- Constructor: 10th for Renault
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 1st for Renault (17th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- Driver: 13th and last for Didier Pironi, 9th for Rene Arnoux & Alain Prost
- Constructor: 268th for Ferrari, 19th & 20th for Renault
- Poles
- Driver: 14th for Rene Arnoux
- Constructor: 25th for Renault
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 14th for Renault
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 2nd for Riccardo Patrese
- Constructor: 31st for Brabham
- Front row starts
- Driver: 23rd for Rene Arnoux, 11th for Alain Prost
- Points finishes
- Driver: 29th and last for Didier Pironi
- Pole & win
- Driver: 1st for Rene Arnoux (34th different driver to win from pole, 4th French driver)